Classic Bites

Classic Bites
Greatest hits album by Scorpions
Released	5 February 2002[1]
Recorded	1990-1994
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	79:16[1]
Label	Mercury
Producer	Keith Olsen, Bruce Fairbairn, Scorpions[2]
Scorpions compilations chronology
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Scorpions (2001) Classic Bites (2002) Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions (2002)

Classic Bites is a compilation album released in 2002 by the German hard rock/heavy metal band Scorpions. It features songs from two studio albums—1990's Crazy World and 1993's Face the Heat—as well as a single track from the 1995 live album Live Bites.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Greg Prato of AllMusic criticises the compilation, claiming that it "falls very short" as it "focuses entirely on their early-'90s period... and nothing earlier". He suggests that Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions is "a much more thorough collection".^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Crazy World"	Meine, Herman Rarebell, Schenker, Jim Vallance	Crazy World	5:09
2.	"Alien Nation"		Face the Heat	5:43
3.	"Tease Me Please Me"	Matthias Jabs, Meine, Rarebell, Vallance	Crazy World	4:36
4.	"No Pain No Gain"	Mark Hudson, Meine, Schenker	Face the Heat	3:46
5.	"In Trance" (live)		Live Bites	4:02
6.	"Hit Between the Eyes"	Meine, Rarebell, Schenker, Vallance	Crazy World	4:21
7.	"Under the Same Sun"	Bruce Fairbairn, Hudson, Meine	Face the Heat	4:51
8.	"Lonely Nights"		Face the Heat	4:40
9.	"Send Me an Angel"		Crazy World	4:30
10.	"Ship of Fools"		Face the Heat	4:15
11.	"Restless Nights"	Meine, Rarebell, Schenker, Vallance	Crazy World	5:22
12.	"Lust or Love"	Meine, Rarebell, Vallance	Crazy World	4:22
13.	"Don't Believe Her"	Rarebell, Vallance	Crazy World	4:51
14.	"Unholy Alliance"		Face the Heat	5:15
15.	"Kicks After Six"	Francis Buchholz, Meine, Rarebell, Vallance	Crazy World	3:46
16.	"To Be with You in Heaven"		Crazy World	4:36
17.	"Wind of Change"	Meine, Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren	Crazy World	5:11
Total length:				79:16

Personnel

• Klaus Meine – lead vocals, whistling on "Wind of Change"
• Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, acoustic guitar on "Send Me an Angel", backing vocals
• Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals
• Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 11-13, 15-17)
• Ralph Rieckermann – bass, backing vocals (tracks 2, 4-5, 7-8, 10, 14)
• Herman Rarebell – drums, percussion, backing vocals

References

1. "Classic Bites - Scorpions : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
2. "Classic Bites - Scorpions : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2012.